Is this all there is? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

daeron · 07-14-2005, 03:46 AM

Check out the link. Do you think this is all there is to Tolkien?
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~imcfa...et/fantasy.htm

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-14-2005, 04:36 AM

That's hilarious! Thanks, daeron, for sharing that very funny article with us!

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 07-14-2005, 06:13 AM

Yea, 'tis a good laugh. But...

Twenty years from now, go and look in a bookshop. You will see numerous books in which the author has seemingly followed that guide word for word.

Of course, nothing in Tolkien comes from that list.

Kath · 07-14-2005, 08:03 AM

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Note that in Fantasy Lands the concept of reform or rehabilitation is unknown. All allies, minions, vassals and instruments of the Enemy must be summarily killed even if they served their master primarily out of fear.

Not true in Tolkien. I believe I am correct in saying that Theoden was willing to be merciful to the men who had fought for Saruman.

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have no wheeled transport

Wrong again!

There are more examples but I'm only putting them in to show that though a lot of what this person is saying is correct there is more to the books Tolkien wrote.

Elendhel · 07-14-2005, 08:24 AM

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All Fantasy Lands have every conceivable form of climate and landform - mountains, deserts, swamps, glaciers, forests - arranged randomly across the landscape contrary to any known principles of geography or ecology.

Er...Does this guy not get that it's fantasy...FANTASY.

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This Villain always has access to vast armies which require no food, payment or other provisioning and can travel thousands of mile and lay siege to cities without any need for a catering corps

FANTASY! IT MEANS IT'S NOT REAL!

Someone should really tell him that.

Eruanna · 07-14-2005, 10:36 AM

I thought it was really funny, I loved the bit about the maiden warriors!

"no one in Epic Fantasy Novels ever has sex."

That puts paid to a few of our recent discussions (in 'Oo la la Luthien' and 'Aragorn and Arwen more than kissing', I think

)

Thanks for the laugh daeron

07-14-2005, 03:46 AM	#1
daeron Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: india Posts: 35	Is this all there is? Check out the link. Do you think this is all there is to Tolkien? http://members.ozemail.com.au/~imcfa...et/fantasy.htm __________________ Half-brother in blood, full brother in heart will I be. Thou shalt lead and I will follow. May no new grief divide us.

07-14-2005, 04:36 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's hilarious! Thanks, daeron, for sharing that very funny article with us! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-14-2005, 06:13 AM	#3
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Yea, 'tis a good laugh. But... Twenty years from now, go and look in a bookshop. You will see numerous books in which the author has seemingly followed that guide word for word. Of course, nothing in Tolkien comes from that list. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

07-14-2005, 10:36 AM	#6
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,117	I thought it was really funny, I loved the bit about the maiden warriors! "no one in Epic Fantasy Novels ever has sex." That puts paid to a few of our recent discussions (in 'Oo la la Luthien' and 'Aragorn and Arwen more than kissing', I think ) Thanks for the laugh daeron __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."